Spirit of Peace

help us to learn

that you are a destiny

and not a destination

Jerusalem is not a city

but the emanation and

resting place

of a planet

yet to recognise you

in the fiery core

of all things

guide the bullets

and the bombs

and the packages of aid

each death

every act of bravery

and despair

into the vortex

of that greater victory

breathe upon the bright

ember of divinity

that lies

yes

even

at the core of war

that a spark of you

might accompany

every departing soul

whether cause or casualty

and another ignite

the final flames

of courage and assent

in the hearts of those

left to hold the

taut emptiness

for us all

a spiritual silence

that only your voice

can fill

Your power lies in this:

we do not reach or contain you

with our concepts or

our conflicts

thankfully

it is beyond us to

create Peace

only those conditions

that allow us to confess

been there all along